Weather where you are thread
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Just before we moved here a friend gave me this goofy hat, saying it seemed like something I’d need. He thought it was hysterically funny.
It’s been in a drawer for four years - no way I was going to wear such a thing. But today I busted it out and - dayum! It really works! Way better than a stocking cap!
@Steve-Miller Mr SK has a hat just like that, he got it when I was in grad school and we lived "up north." For truly cold weather, it can't be beat.
@jon-nyc do you have something like these?
They are another Mr SK must-have item from our "up north" days.
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No but I have boots. They did fine yesterday but today I found myself standing in snow for extended periods of time.
I think I need thermal mittens. I don’t really need gloves to shovel.
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MIttensGloves on sale at Costco:https://www.costco.com/p/-/karbon-3d-knit-heated-gloves/4000300478?langId=-1
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I was outside again today for about an hour (working on getting things down to the pavement so that it won't freeze, because it will be too cold for salt to work, and that's all we have).
Anyway, it was pretty cold but the sun was out. I was wearing these orthopedic shoes, they're backless but they have very thick soles. Yesterday, I was wearing boots, but these thick soles were much better. Funny what makes a difference.
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Just before we moved here a friend gave me this goofy hat, saying it seemed like something I’d need. He thought it was hysterically funny.
It’s been in a drawer for four years - no way I was going to wear such a thing. But today I busted it out and - dayum! It really works! Way better than a stocking cap!
@Steve-Miller said in Weather where you are thread:
Just before we moved here a friend gave me this goofy hat, saying it seemed like something I’d need. He thought it was hysterically funny.
I just love that the ear flaps…have ear flaps.
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@Steve-Miller said in Weather where you are thread:
Just before we moved here a friend gave me this goofy hat, saying it seemed like something I’d need. He thought it was hysterically funny.
I just love that the ear flaps…have ear flaps.
@RealPlayer now that you mention it….
I’ll have to check Mr SK’s hat to see if his ear flaps also have ear flaps… an important mission for the day!
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@RealPlayer now that you mention it….
I’ll have to check Mr SK’s hat to see if his ear flaps also have ear flaps… an important mission for the day!
@ShiroKuro said in Weather where you are thread:
@RealPlayer now that you mention it….
I’ll have to check Mr SK’s hat to see if his ear flaps also have ear flaps… an important mission for the day!
Yup, when you need to hear a little bit better, those little flaps are handy!
My challenge is face covering with glasses without fogging. I had cataract surgery on one eye years ago, so I can get by outside with glasses in my pocket. That's what I do when the wind is strong downtown and can cover everything except a narrow slit for my eyes. Fleece-lined pants and even adding long underwear as needed makes for walks that don't make us freeze. I've only worn my heavy coat once, I prefer to use a loose, light puffer as an outer cover with significant layers underneath.My tuning layers prepare me for indoor temps anywhere between about 55 and 80+ degrees during a Chicago winter...
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"Official updates
From National Weather Service · Last updated 12 hours ago
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY- WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with
gusts up to 50 mph expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very
cold wind chills as low as 23 expected."
Wind gust of this speed could reduce my mobile home to matchsticks. The more likely scenario is it will be pushed from side to side from its "level" that is two iron beams running lengthwise these being lifted off the ground by iron supports I think grounded in concrete. The structure sits about 3' off the ground allowing wind to lift it off the iron beams. There's a fair chance the wild will lift the structure and then let it drop. In that scenario the severity range is between knowing it's happen when you're inside to the wind raises it up and leaves it as a pile of matchsticks next to where it stood or sideways off the iron beams so it lands on its side or upside down.
Of course at 23 wind chill you can die of hypothermia. Of course I have no heat and never did have any insulation.
One small mercy is the wind doesn't start until 3 p.m.
Temperature starting at 55 at 12 a.m. descending throughout the day to 39.
My cracked, blown open casement window repair will probably be torn apart with the difference being there would be a lot more glass flying everywhere when it explodes and no way to fix it in these conditions. I can't pay for a new casement window. I'll just leave a hole in the wall.
This is why I want to move to solid construction.
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I can't believe you don't have a winter coat. I can recommend as excellent quality and value for money:
Pategonia
MamutHere it's been wet and is forecast to continue.
Heavy driven rain two days ago again found a crack in our area of flat roof.
So a tarpaulin is on until fair weather gives a chance to repair. Thought I'd try Siramico liquid rubber this time, instead of old school bitchumen. -
Thanks for the recommendations! I appreciate it.
People in Florida don't buy winter coats.
Then again, most people don't have roommates who don't pay the electricity bill when it's in your name, truck the electricity company into believing you skipped town, leaving a debt in your name sent to collections, truck the electricity company into believing they are the new tenant, running up the electricity bill again, and having the power cut off permanently.
But, yes, I learned this winter (when it was too late to budget for this purpose a second time) about the myths and facts about what you do to avoid hypothermia.
A winter coat, a wool blanket, wool sweaters, mittens, warm socks, and a fitted cap not a hoodie would have been the right approach.
They say cold and damp is a very, very dangerous combination I mean if you didn't have any or didn't have adequate shelter e.g. if you were sheltering in an abandoned barn.
